Unit8Adventure(A卷)Ⅰ.单句语法填空1．Mostofuscouldhardlycontainour____________(excite)whenhearingthatourteamwon.答案：excitement2．Thecaptainaskedhiscolleaguewhetherhewaspreparedtorisk____________(travel)withoutanarmedguard.答案：travelling3．Thesupermarketoffers____________(vary)goodstochoosefrom，somoreandmorepeopleprefertoshopthere.答案：various4．Nowadaysmanyyoungpeoplewhoareoverweightareanxious____________theirhealth.答案：about5．Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasures，____________(aim)atcuttingdownthecostduringthetougheconomy.答案：aiming6．ItisknownthatInternetshoppinghasalreadytaken____________whenpeoplemakesurethatitissafe.答案：off7．Ihaven’tgotajobatthemoment，butI’msurethatsomethinggoodwillturn____________soonerorlater.答案：up8．Although____________(taste)alittlebitter，thismedicinewillbegoodforcuringthedisease.答案：tasting9．Thecompanywillbuyseveralpiecesof____________(equip)andtakeonsomenewemployeesnextyear.答案：equipment10．Abigfirebroke____________inthehotellastnight，butallthepeoplewereabletoescapefromit.答案：outⅡ.阅读理解A(2016·辽宁师大附中高三质检)I’veoftenwonderedifImightdomoregoodasatravelagentratherthanasapsychologist.ItseemsthatIhavebeenmoredramaticallyaffectedbycertainkindsoftravelexperiencesthanIeverhave.MytriptoIcelandisafineexampleofthat.TheplanwastospendtwodaysinaremotemountainhutinIceland.IwasworkingonaphotographicbookaboutwinterinIcelandandneededtocaptureimagesofthisamazingregionofhighmountainpeaks，smokyvolcanoes，andlakeswithfloatingicebergs.Themomentafterwearrived，theweatherturnedextrememakingvisibilityimpossible.Itsnowedsomuchandthewindblewsohardthatwecouldn’tleavethetinyhut.Tostaywarm，wewalkedaroundincirclesmuchofthedayinsidethetinyhut.Wetriedtocallforhelpbuttheradiodidnotwork.Dayafterday，wewatchedoursuppliesoffoodandfuelgrowdangerouslyshort.Wegotacutecabinfever(幽居病)andstartedgoingforwalksandskiexpeditionsoutside.Evenwhentheweatherfinallybroke，nobodycametogetuseventhoughitwasthreedaysbeyondourscheduledpickup.Bythetimetherescueteamcametopullusout，wehadallgivenup